Dream and Believe

December 6, 2012 - Pic #341 

Well, I completed the project! Only a few hiccups. My stencils were too big so I had to free write, and I'm not the best. Also, not so good at drilling holes. Still, I'm pleased. 

Why 'Dream and Believe'? 

When I was in high school I started getting these really bad stomachaches. They would start early in the morning and last for 12-16 hours. Just about every hour on the dot I'd vomit, whether there was anything to empty or not. It was pure agony. These episodes would come every few months, and no doctor could tell me why. They continued on until college, and then became less frequent. I still get them, but they are rarely so violent anymore. 

Anyhoo, the first time it ever happened I was in such pain I cried most of the day. My mom set me up in the living room, wrapped in blankets laying in a recliner. Halfway through the day I woke from a nap and noticed my toes sticking out from the blankets. I was wearing Fruit of the Loom socks, typical. The left said "Dream" in pink and the right said "Believe" in purple. Cheesy, but at the time, it felt like such a sign. I knew I'd get through it. They became my lucky socks, even though they reminded me of such pain. I kept them for years, until they were too ratty to justify wearing.